2009
Residual breast cancers after conventional therapy display mesenchymal as well as tumor-initiating features
Creighton CJ, Li X, Landis M, Dixon JM, Neumeister VM, Sjolund A, Rimm DL, Wong H, Rodriguez A, Herschkowitz JI, Fan C, Zhang X, He X, Pavlick A, Gutierrez MC, Renshaw L, Larionov AA, Faratian D, Hilsenbeck SG, Perou CM, Lewis MT, Rosen JM, Chang JC. Residual breast cancers after conventional therapy display mesenchymal as well as tumor-initiating features. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 13820-13825. PMID: 19666588, PMCID: PMC2720409, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905718106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerConventional treatmentHigh tumor-initiating potentialResidual breast cancerBreast cancer patientsCell surface antigen profileLong-term survivalHuman breast tumorsBreast cancer cellsTumor-initiating cellsTumor-initiating potentialEndocrine therapyGene expression signaturesCancer patientsTumor cell populationClinical significanceMolecular subtypesTherapeutic strategiesMesenchymal markersMetalloproteinase-2Breast tumorsSubpopulation of cellsAntigen profileMesenchymal featuresTumor tissue
2007
Definition of a direct extracellular interaction between Met and E‐cadherin
Reshetnikova G, Troyanovsky S, Rimm DL. Definition of a direct extracellular interaction between Met and E‐cadherin. Cell Biology International 2007, 31: 366-373. PMID: 17336101, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBT-549 cellsE-cadherinCadherin-dependent cell-cell contactsHT-29 cellsE-cadherin interactsHepatocyte growth factorCell-cell adhesionCell-cell contactCross-linking studiesDirect extracellular interactionTyrosine kinase receptor expressionExtracellular interactionsMolecular mechanismsExtracellular domainIntracellular compartmentsPhysical interactionCellular presentationFirst evidenceGrowth factorCellsBT-549HT-29ExpressionReceptor expressionMetS
2000
α-Catenin Binds Directly to Spectrin and Facilitates Spectrin-Membrane Assembly in Vivo *
Pradhan D, Lombardo C, Roe S, Rimm D, Morrow J. α-Catenin Binds Directly to Spectrin and Facilitates Spectrin-Membrane Assembly in Vivo *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 276: 4175-4181. PMID: 11069925, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009259200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninAnimalsBinding SitesCell LineCell MembraneCytoskeletal ProteinsDogsHumansProtein BindingSpectrinConceptsInteraction of spectrinClone A cellsΑ-catenin bindsAmino-terminal domainAmino acid regionSpectrin-actin skeletonCell-cell contactCell adhesion processesMadin-Darby canine kidneyAdhesion complexesConfluent Madin Darby canine kidneyCytoskeletal assemblyPlasma membraneDetergent solubilityMembrane assemblyAcid regionSpectrin skeletonMembrane regionsA cellsVivo roleSpectrinPhospholipid interactionsBiological membranesE-cadherinMolecular interactions